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Rodgers says Packers should retire Favre’s No. 4

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It will be at least three years before Brett Favre joins the Pro Football Hall of Fame. By then, Aaron Rodgers says he’d like to see the Green Bay Packers retire Favre’s No. 4.

Raiders claim first conference baseball title in 34 years

The Hudson Raider baseball team clinched its first conference championship since 1979 Tuesday, May 21, by sweeping a doubleheader from Eau Claire North, 4-2 and 5-3, at Eau Claire’s Carson Park. Hudson finished the season all alone in first place in the Big Rivers Conference with a record of 11-1.

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Summer, kids, fishing, it's all good and it's on Perch Lake

The St. Croix Sportsman’s Alliance will sponsor a free kids fishing contest on Saturday afternoon, June 8, at Homestead Parklands on Perch Lake, north of Willow River State Park, from 3-5:15 p.m.

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Retired Packer Forrest Gregg battles Parkinson’s disease

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Former Green Bay Packers guard and head coach Forrest Gregg says his Parkinson’s disease has not gotten worse over the last year – and that, he says, is a victory.

Brewers have major league worst record for May

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Milwaukee is just 3-14 in May after losing 8 of 10 on the road to their fellow National League Central opponents. The Brewers ended a 2-8 road trip Sunday with a 4-2 loss at St. Louis.

Peek-A-Boo Boxing Gym opens in Hudson

Boyd Davis, a native of St. Louis, Mio., moved to St. Paul to box. The sport has been part of his life since he was young. “I continued to do it to stay out of trouble,” said Davis.

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Raider baseball team wins 3 of 4 in Big Rivers play

The Raider baseball team’s 2013 hit parade continued as it exploded for 24 runs in a doubleheader sweep at Rice Lake but came to an abrupt halt Friday at home against Eau Claire Memorial as the Raiders were shut out for the first time in 71 games, 6-0.

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Randall Cobb expects to play bigger role in Packers' offense

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At the start of the Packers’ annual Tailgate Tour Tuesday, Cobb said there would be more weight on him and fellow wide-outs James Jones and Jordy Nelson. But Cobb said they’re taking on the challenge head-on.

Green Bay Packers set 90-man spring roster

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Head Coach Mike McCarthy said one of the standouts of the weekend was Kansas State running back Angelo Pease, who had just 60 carries for 333 yards in his final year of college.

Badgers win Big Ten softball tournament

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Badgers’ pitcher Cassandra Darrah was named the MVP of the Big Ten tourney after throwing a two-hitter in Sunday’s 9-3 win over Minnesota in the conference title game at Nebraska.

HHS looks to repeat victory in school bus races at Cedar Lake Speedway

In their first competition last year, Hudson competed against area schools including Somerset, New Richmond, Unity, Baldwin, and Osceola. At the end of the night the Hudson bus was the only bus running, winning the battle of the buses for 2012.

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Packers draft pick can’t participate in off-season workouts

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NFL rules say rookies cannot participate in a team’s OTA workouts or June mini-camps while their colleges are still in session, and they have not obtained their bachelor’s degrees yet. Also, Ron Dayne is selected for College Football Hall of Fame.